yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
genius shows from childhood; (lit.) the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
useless; no good; hopeless
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
all; entire; whole; altogether
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
spring water; clear (pure) water
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous